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Ghent is Belgium's most walkable city (Image: Getty) Belgium is something of an underrated European destination. Despite the ease of reaching it from the UK, many Britons prefer to head further south for a city break. However, the country has some beautiful cities to explore - not to mention it’s famous for beer and fries.

Ghent, a port city on Belgium’s northwestern coast, is often overlooked in favour of Bruges or Brussels, but it’s a gorgeous destination that also happens to be Belgium’s most walkable city. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.



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